Operator-Tested, Not Theoretical
Built on 40 years as a healthcare C-suite executive — P&L leadership, M&A integration, board governance. I've sat in the seat. The frameworks come from decisions I've had to own.
Executive Coaching & Leadership Strategy
Lead with clarity.
Deliver on your promise.
Coaching for high-performing leaders at the inflection point — leaders stepping into broader influence who want sharper clarity, stronger executive presence, and the accountability to make a greater impact.
Complimentary 45‑minute strategic conversation. You leave with a framework, not a pitch.
ClarityCourageCommitmentImpact
40 yearsHealthcare C‑suite operator
P&L · M&A · BoardGovernance-level experience
3–12 monthsStrategic partnership, not hourly coaching
Operator-testedPrinciples, not textbook theory
The Inflection Point
You can be excellent at your current level and still feel unprepared for the next one.
That gap isn't a competence problem. It's a clarity problem — and it rarely resolves on its own.
How we close it-
Strategic thinking at enterprise scale
You built your reputation on functional excellence. The next seat asks for enterprise perspective — a different muscle entirely.
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Presence that carries weight in the room
Visibility opportunities feel risky when you're not certain how you land. Executive presence gets talked about far more often than it gets taught.
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Politics without losing authenticity
Complex stakeholder environments demand influence. You want it without becoming someone you don't recognize.
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Board-ready, while still operating
Preparing for governance-level scope while running the business — and no one hands you the unwritten rules.
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No trusted thinking partner at your level
Senior leadership is isolating. Vulnerability feels expensive. Internal resources can't offer confidential partnership.
Strength and warmth. Direct and supportive.
Strategic and grounded. Accountability and safety.
The duality every client describes — and the throughline of this work.
The Clear Horizon Method
Four stages that turn commitment into action — and action into meaningful impact.
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01
Preparing the Soil
Foundation and Clarity
Get honest about what you're choosing versus what's happening to you. Define the why beneath the ambition. Fix your eyes on a clear target before you move.
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The Journey
Integrity in Motion
Hold the line on what's right even when no one's watching. Build the patience to wait for visibility before acting. Notice the drift before it becomes a ditch.
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03
When Things Get Hard
Resilience Under Pressure
Widen the lens before you react. Address the real root of the problem, not just its symptoms. Learn what actually moves the people you lead.
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04
Leaving a Legacy
Presence & Influence
Treat responsibility as a daily practice, not a year-end review category. Recognize that you are always modeling something for the people watching you.
What Sets This Apart
Three things you won't find together anywhere else.
Clarity Under Complexity
Clients consistently describe the same thing: cutting through the noise and leaving with a clear, prioritized path forward. Not emotional processing. Action clarity.
Accountability, Delivered with Warmth
Honest, candid feedback paired with genuine psychological safety. Rare in high-achieving environments — and the reason real change actually holds.
Who This Is For
A strategic partnership for leaders ready to be stretched.
This is you if you're…
- Already a competent operator, self-aware enough to want growth
- Standing at a real inflection point — broader influence, new complexity, or executive and board-level scope
- Comfortable with direct feedback and willing to be stretched
- Navigating visibility, ambition, and identity at senior levels
- Looking for a confidential thinking partner, not a cheerleader
This isn't…
- Entry-level career exploration
- Emotional processing alone
- One-off sessions or hourly coaching
- Generic leadership training repackaged
Ways to Work Together
Executive partnerships built for depth, not volume.
Fewer clients. Longer horizons. Real accountability between sessions.
Flagship
Promise Leadership Lab
3–12 month partnership
For leaders who are ready to make a greater impact. Structured coaching on clarity, presence, and influence — with strategic thinking partnership for the decisions that actually matter.
- Bi-weekly one-to-one sessions
- Between-session access for time-sensitive calls
- Monthly written progress summary
- Optional stakeholder feedback process
Most popular
Leadership Transition Intensive
90-day sprint
For the leader who just stepped into a bigger role — or is about to. Rapid clarity on the first 90 days, stakeholder map, and the presence to land well.
- Accelerated session cadence
- First-90-days operating plan
- Stakeholder and influence mapping
- Direct accountability checkpoints
For Organizations
Succession Readiness Practice
6–12 month engagement
For organizations facing a leadership transition — planned or not. A documented plan for who's ready, who isn't, and what closing that gap actually takes, built by someone who has built succession plans, not just studied them.
- Full succession risk assessment across critical roles
- Successor identification and development plans
- Board-ready succession policy and protocol
- Annual review cadence, owned by your team
Speaking & Leadership Training
Keynotes, panels, and team workshops on leading through transformation, executive presence, and building board-ready leaders.
Not sure which one fits? That is exactly what the first conversation is for.
Book Your Clarity SessionComplimentary 45-minute strategic conversation. You leave with a framework, not a pitch.
In Their Words
What clients say most often.
“She cuts through the noise. I leave every conversation knowing exactly what matters and what I'm doing next.”
“Honest and direct, but I always feel safe. That combination is what pushed me forward while making me feel seen.”
“There's a presence she brings that carries weight. It's an invitation to rise, not a lecture.”
Composite themes drawn from client feedback. Named testimonials to be added.
Laurie Schadegg — Executive Coach, Leadership Strategist, Board Advisor
About Laurie
Forty years of leading. Now spent entirely on the leader in front of me.
I grew up on a farm where you could see the horizon in every direction — sunsets after a long day in the field, storms forming hours before they arrived. That view taught me to look ahead, pay attention, prepare with intention, and keep moving when conditions change.
Then I spent more than four decades proving it out: teams and P&L, mergers and integrations, boards and governance, and developing the executives who would run it all next. Along the way I kept seeing the same pattern — accomplished leaders stepping into greater influence without a real thinking partner or honest accountability. They didn’t need more information. They needed clarity, candor, and someone who had sat in the seat.
That’s what this practice is, and what the Promise Leadership Lab was built for. I’ll tell you the truth, and I’ll make it safe to hear.
Laurie Schadegg
Read Laurie’s full story- 40+ years leading teams, P&L, and enterprise growth
- Healthcare and growth-organization leadership, C‑suite level
- M&A integration, board governance, executive development
- Founder of the Promise Leadership Lab · Author in progress
Free Self-Assessment
The Leadership Inflection Point Assessment
Ten questions to help you name where you actually are — and whether this is the moment for strategic partnership. Takes five minutes. No call required.
Let's Connect
Start with an Executive Clarity Session.
A complimentary 45-minute strategic conversation. We'll look at where you are, apply a framework to your actual situation, and decide together whether ongoing partnership makes sense.
- 15 minutes — where you are, what's challenging, where you want to be
- 20 minutes — framework applied to your situation, plus the strategic questions you haven't asked yet
- 10 minutes — how partnership would work, if there's fit
Prefer email? [email protected]
Book your clarity session
Pick a time that works for you. You will get a confirmation and a calendar hold right away.
- 45 minutes, complimentary
- Video or phone, whichever you prefer
- No preparation needed
Confidential. If nothing on the calendar fits, email Laurie directly.